Biografie von Chapman KELLEY (1932)

Birth place: San Antonio, TX

Addresses: Dallas, TX

Profession: Painter, art dealer

Studied: Hugo D. Pohl Art Sch. San Antonio; Trinity Univ.; PAFA with Franklin Watkins, Hobson Pittman, Walter Steumpfig, Abraham Rattner, Morris Blackburn, Julius Bloch, Harry Rosin, Francis Speight & Roswell Weidner.

Exhibited: SW Art Invitational, Dallas Mus. FA, nat. circulation AFA, 1957; PAFA Ann., 1962; Childe Hassam Fund Exh., Am. Acad. Arts & Letters, NYC, 1963; Butler IA Midyear Shows, 1964 & 1966-67; 11th Midwest Biennial, Joslyn Mus., Omaha, NE, 1970; Artists Southeast & Texas Biennial, Delgado Mus., New Orleans, 1971. Awards: top purchase award, Oklahoma AC, 1965; El Paso Mus. Art Purchase Prize, Sun Carnival Nat., 1969.

Work: Mulvane AC, Topeka, KS; Oklahoma AC, Oklahoma City; Witte Mem. Mus., San Antonio; Dallas (TX) Mus. FA; Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas; Colorado Springs FAC

Comments: Preferred media: oils, pastels. Positions: Partic Matrix For Arts Symposium, Center Advanced Studies, Urbana, IL, 1967; panelist, Nat. Sculpture Conf., Univ. Kansas, 1970; dir., Atelier Chapman Kelley. Teaching: private instr., Dallas, 1957-68; Dallas Mus. FA, 1959-67; Univ. Northern Illinois, 1971. Collection: twentieth century and contemporary works. Specialty of gallery: contemporary, major twentieth century and impressionist works.

Sources: WW73; Sold Out Art," Life Magazine (Sept. 20, 1963); article, Burlington Magazine (1964); Past Jurors Invitational, catalogue (Oklahoma AC, 1969); Falk, Exh. Record Series.